Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-12
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Percentage of households with electrical appliances (1920-2019)
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The supplied line graph illustrates the changes in ownerships of electrical products and percentage of household use for housework households in one country from 1920 to 2019.
overall, it is clear trend, refrigerato showed an upward trend for use in housework. Whereas, vacum cleane user was increased dramatically while, washing machine was least use in per week.
In 1920, Refrigerator had lowest user for housework started with just over 10 percentage. Whereas, it rose significantly with approximately 100 percentage in 1980. Then on, it remains unchanged in the end of period. Frurthermore, washing machine showed fluctuation throughout the duration. At inital, it started with 40 percentage user and then it showed gradual increase reach. to around just above 60 proportion users.
At inital, vaccuum cleaner started at around 40 percentage household and it showed significantly upward trend reached a peak of approximately 100 %. It then showed remaining stable until the end of the period.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response covers the main features of the charts, identifying key trends such as the rise in ownership of refrigerators and vacuum cleaners and the fluctuations of washing machines. However, the student struggles to accurately interpret the data axes and labels, erroneously stating that the refrigerator reached 'approximately 100 percentage in 1980' and then remained unchanged, and similarly misreporting the vacuum cleaner data. The overview ('overall, it is clear trend...') is very poorly expressed and fails to adequately summarise the main trends. While the response attempts to address all parts of the task and makes some comparisons, the inaccurate reporting of data points and limited development place this at a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organised into rudimentary paragraphs, but the logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor cohesive devices and mechanical phrasing (e.g., 'At inital, it started with...', 'Then on, it remains unchanged...'). Referencing is often unclear, as seen with ambiguous pronoun use and abrupt transitions between sentences. There is an absence of sophisticated or even consistently accurate cohesive devices. Paragraphing is attempted, grouping the introduction, overview, and body details, but the lack of internal cohesion within paragraphs results in a disjointed reading experience. This aligns well with the Band 5 descriptors for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical resource is quite limited and repetitive. The student relies heavily on basic vocabulary and incorrect lexical forms, such as 'ownerships', 'refrigerato', 'vacum cleane', and 'user' instead of 'users' or 'households'. There are frequent word-choice errors, including 'proportion users' and 'inital' (initial). Less common vocabulary is attempted with frequent inaccuracy (e.g., 'gradual increase reach. to around just above'). While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a rudimentary topic, spelling and word-formation errors are noticeable and detract from the response, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited. The student relies on simple sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences result in frequent structural errors, such as dangling modifiers and incorrect punctuation (e.g., 'Whereas, vacum cleane user was increased dramatically while, washing machine was least use in per week.'). There are frequent errors in verb tenses, voice, and word forms (e.g., 'it remains unchanged in the end', 'started with just over 10 percentage', 'was least use'). These errors are frequent and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader in untangling the intended meaning, which is characteristic of Band 5 grammar.
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